Earthquake details

Friday, September 20, 1996 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Friday, September 20, 1996 at 07:12 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tobelo (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 110.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 128.665 and latitude 2.468.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 204.6 km
Coordinates 2.468, 128.665
UTC time 1996-09-20 07:12:43.660
Location Tobelo
Country Indonesia (ID)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1996-09-20

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